Live Updates For Boston College Baseball's Game Against Liberty in Athens Regional
The Boston College Eagles (36-21, 17-13 ACC) baseball team begins its run to Omaha as it takes on the Liberty Flames (41-19, 21-9 CUSA) in the Athens Regional on Friday afternoon.
The Eagles are riding a four-game losing streak into the matchup which dates back to the regular season. Boston College was swept by Georgia Tech in its final regular season series 9-0, 14-1, and 15-2 in seven innings as well as lost its first ACC Tournament game to Miami 8-2 in the quarterfinals.
The Flames are coming off a 10-0 run-rule loss to Jacksonville State in the CUSA title game. Prior to the defeat, Liberty was on a five-game win streak.
This is the first time the two teams have ever met and the first time Boston College has played in a regional since 2023.
In the Eagles’ last regional appearance they went 2-2 in the Tuscaloosa Regional. Boston College opened the tournament with an 11-10 loss to Troy, then beat Nicholls in the losers bracket 14-6 to keep their season alive, beat Troy 4-1 in the rematch, and lost in the regional final to host team Alabama 8-0 to end their season.
Overall, Boston College is 25-25 in regional games.
Left-handed pitcher A.J. Colarusso (5-3, 4.62 ERA) will start on the mound for the Eagles. This season, the senior has made 15 starts, pitched 76 innings and allowed 81 hits, 50 runs (39 earned), walked 22 batters, and struck out 71.
The winner of this game will face the winner of Georgia vs. Long Island in the winner’s bracket on Saturday evening at 5 p.m. while the two losers will square off in an elimination game on Saturday at noon.
Live Updates:
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Bottom 3
- Nick Wang strikes out looking to end the third. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Ty Mainolfi singles for his second hit of the day.
- Julio Solier grounds out.
- Carter Hendrickson grounds out. The top of the order is due up again for the Eagles.
Top 3
- Easton Swofford is tagged out at first to end the top of the third. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Nick Barone ropes a standup double to extend the top half of the frame for the Flames.
- Jaxon Sorenson grounds out.
- Jordan Jaffe strikes out swinging.
Bottom 2
- Colin Larson strikes out swinging to end the second. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Gunnar Johnson grounds out.
- Kyle Wolff flies out.
Top 2
- Riley DeCandido is thrown out trying to steal second to end the top half of the inning. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Riley DeCandido draws a walk and there are runners on the corners for Liberty with two outs.
- Tanner Marsh grounds into a double play, Kyle Hvidsten advances to third.
- Josh Campos draws a walk and the top of the order is due up for the Flames.
- Kyle Hvidsten singles on his first pitch to give Liberty another base runner.
Bottom 1
- Luke Gallo reaches on an error, but Ty Mainolfi is tagged out at third base after over running the base. The Eagles come out of the first with no runs. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Jack Toomey strikes out swinging for Boston College's second out of the inning.
- Nick Wang hits a single and the Eagles have something brewing in the bottom of the first.
- Ty Mainolfi knocks down a single to become the Eagles' first base runner.
- Julio Solier goes down swinging.
Top 1
- Landon Scilley flies out to end the top half of the inning. The Eagles will head to the plate for the first time today. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Easton Swofford fouls out for the second out of the afternoon.
- Nick Barone extends the Flames' lead with an RBI single. Liberty 2, Boston College 0.
- Jaxon Sorenson puts Liberty on the board with an RBI single. Liberty 1, Boston College 0.
- Jordan Jaffe drops a shallow single and the Flames have two on with one out.
- Riley DeCandido gets plunked and becomes the first base runner of the day.
- Tanner Marsh strikes out swinging for the first out of the afternoon.
Pregame
- Due to weather, first pitch between Boston College and Liberty has been moved up from 2 p.m. ET to noon.
How to Watch:
Who: Boston College Eagles and Liberty Flames
What: Athens Regional Game 1
Where: Foley Field in Athens, Ga.
When: Friday, May 29 at noon. ET
TV: ESPN+
Last Outing, Liberty: The Flames were shut out 10-0 in the 2026 Conference USA Championship on Sunday by Jacksonville State.
Last Outing, Boston College: The Eagles suffered an 8-2 loss against Miami in the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship quarterfinals on Thursday.
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